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Coffee Concerts

A Taste of Opera

Featuring Mozart’s Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, Verdi’s Triumphal March from Aida and Wagner’s Rienzi Overture, among other works, Stuart Malina conducts the morning Coffee Concert, with complimentary coffee and doughnuts served before the performance.

Pops Series

John Williams: Star Wars & More!

It’s a celebration of John Williams’ extraordinary film music from Superman, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Hook, E.T. and Schindler’s List...along with a cosmic hit parade of themes from Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, A New Hope and The Phantom Menace. Bob Bernhardt conducts.

Masterworks

Russian Extravaganza

This all Russian program begins with Stravinsky’s Petrushka, the tragic tale of puppets endowed with human vulnerabilities. Intertwining the themes of life and death, Rachmaninoff’s Isle of the Dead sets a mood of mystery and contemplation. The evening closes with Tchaikovsky’s gorgeous yet tragic tale of love in his symphonic poem Francesca da Rimini. Michael Francis conducts.

Coffee Concerts

2015/16 Season Sneak Peek

Treat yourself to this special “preview” concert for a sneak peek and an ear full of musical highlights planned for the upcoming season, all with symphonic favorites on the Tampa Bay Times Masterworks series as well toe-tapping hits and familiar tunes on the Raymond James Pops series. Jeff Tyzik conducts.

Pops Series

A Gershwin Celebration:Porgy and Bess in Concert

It’s a salute to the genius of George and Ira Gershwin that begins with such favorites as the overture to Funny Face, Lullaby, Rialto Ripples Rag, Cuban Overture and more...with the second half showcasing the best-loved highlights from Porgy and Bess...I Loves You Porgy, Summertime, and It Ain’t Necessarily So, among others. Jeff Tyzik conducts.

Masterworks

Scheherazade

Jennifer Higdon’s lovely and mystical blue cathedral invites one to simply be with her music. Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 3 offers sparkling dance rhythms and forceful fugal passages as a frame around the meditative centerpiece of this concerto. The gorgeous violin theme of Scheherazade weaves in and out of this orchestral tale of a thousand and one nights. Mei-Ann Chen conducts.

Pops Series

Hilary Kole Pays Tribute to Judy Garland

Hilary Kole will take you “Over the Rainbow” and beyond in a night of Judy Garland’s favorite songs from such classic films as Meet Me in St. Louis, Broadway Melody, A Star is Born, and The Wizard of Oz. Join TFO Principal Guest Conductor Stuart Malina for this unforgettable tribute to the actress and singer Fred Astaire described as “the greatest entertainer who ever lived.”

Masterworks

The Planets

The concert opens with Barber’s The School for Scandal Overture, full of wit, spirit, brilliance and bravura. Mozart showcases the bassoon’s lyrical and playful qualities in his Bassoon Concerto, awash with sunny melodies. Holst’s popular The Planets is a powerful cosmic kaleidoscope of symphonic sounds portraying the many “moods” of the planets. Marcelo Lehninger conducts.

Park Concerts

Free Pops in the Park

Picnic under the stars with your Florida Orchestra offering a fun mix of familiar symphonic and pop favorites. Be sure to bring plenty of canned goods for Tampa Bay Harvest’s annual food drive! Collection points will be available throughout the park.

Pops Series

Let Freedom Ring: An American Salute

It’s a Memorial Day weekend celebration of the American spirit through such favorites as Colonel Bogey March, Stars and Stripes Forever, National Emblem March, Liberty Bell March and St. Louis Blues March. Jeff Tyzik conducts.

2015/2016 Pops: A Night at the Oscars

New Music Director Michael Francis opens the pops series with an extraordinary selection of some of the most memorable and emotionally packed award-winning music from films...The Godfather, Lawrence of Arabia, Rocky, The Lord of the Rings, James Bond movies and many more.

2015/2016 Rock: The Music of Led Zeppelin

With retina-dazzling rock concert lighting, The Florida Orchestra amps up the concert hall and joins forces with a full rock band for a classic tribute to Led Zeppelin’s greatest hits, including Kashmir, Black Dog, Good Times, Bad Times, All of My Love, Stairway to Heaven and more. Brent Havens conducts.

2015/2016 Pops: Halloween Pops

It’s a night of symphonic sounds and soaring songs from such Broadway shows as The Phantom of the Opera, Jekyll and Hyde, Sweeney Todd, Cats, and Beauty and the Beast...along with music from films, including Harry Potter, Star Wars, The Witches of Eastwick and more. Jeff Tyzik conducts.

2015/2016 Pops: Curtis Stigers Celebrates Sinatra

It’s a 100th birthday celebration of Frank Sinatra with such beloved hits as Come Fly with Me, The Best is Yet to Come, I’ve Got You Under My Skin, Fly Me to the Moon and I’ve Got the World on a String, among others. Jeff Tyzik conducts.

2015/2016 Pops: Holiday Pops

Share this Florida Orchestra tradition with friends and family and get into the spirit of the season by celebrating the most wonderful time of the year with everyone’s favorite Christmas carols, yuletide tunes, musical chestnuts and more. Bob Bernhardt conducts.

2015/2016 Pops: The Fabulous Forties

With award-winning swing dancers, it’s a swinging salute to one of the greatest eras of American popular music with such favorites as In the Mood, One O’Clock Jump, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy and Begin the Beguine, along with some of the great music of that time from films, Broadway and more. Jeff Tyzik conducts.

2015/2016 Rock: The Music of U2

It’s a rockin’ tribute to the soaring sounds of the all-time Grammy-winning rock band U2 with such top-of-the chart tunes as With or Without You, One, Beautiful Day, So Cruel, Pride (In the Name of Love), Sunday Bloody Sunday and Bad, among others. Brent Havens conducts.

2015/2016 Pops: A Valentine's Pops

Share in this Valentine’s weekend concert of romantic themes and love songs from Girl Crazy, West Side Story, The Music Man, Kiss Me Kate and other best-loved Broadway shows, ballets and more. Damon Gupton conducts.

2015/2016 Pops: Red Hot Blues

Set the night on fire with the hottest blues tunes of Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Miles Davis and more with an all-star line-up of jazz and blues greats showing their stuff with St. Louis Blues, Night Train, Basin Street Blues, Movin’ on Up, Birth of the Blues and more. Jeff Tyzik conducts.

2015/2016 Pops: And The Tony Goes To...

Tony Award winner Stuart Malina teams up with Tony nominee Christiane Noll and Phantom of the Opera star Hugh Panaro for a sizzling salute to some of your favorite Broadway shows and songs across the decades with music from Funny Girl, Crazy for You, The Music Man, Candide, Hairspray, Cabaret, Chicago, Les Miserables, Ragtime, Mama Mia and more.

2015/2016 Rock: The Police Experience

Immerse yourself in a high-energy celebration of the music of The Police in a night of sizzling hits...Driven to Tears, Roxanne, Walking on the Moon, Every Breath You Take, Message in a Bottle, Don’t Stand So Close to Me and many more.

2015/2016 Pops: Tango Caliente

Be transported by the sultry, sizzling and seductive sounds of the dance of romance...the tango...in a night of such fiery tango classics as La Cumparsita, Oblivión, El Choclo, Volver, Por Una Cabeza and more by Astor Piazzolla, Carlos Gardel and others...all with Argentinean dancers, singer and bandoneón artist. Jeff Tyzik conducts.